Fire Protection Engineer - Reviewer

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an experienced fire protection reviewer to conduct egress and life-safety plan checks, fire access reviews, and related assessments on real-world drawings and site photos.

You will author tasks and correct answers, with a second reviewer validating outcomes before shipment. The role emphasizes plan reviews, NFPA standards, and collaboration with team members to ensure compliance and high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Requires NICET Level III or higher in fire protection.
• Professional Engineer (PE) in fire protection is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years in fire life-safety plan review or related field.
• US-based with experience referencing IBC, IFC and NFPA standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform egress and life safety plan checks and fire access reviews.
• Review fire alarm and sprinkler design elements for compliance.
• Interpret hydraulic calculations and device layouts.
• Provide plan review decisions and corrective language for approvals.
• Coordinate with reviewers and support SOPs for consistency.

Skills

Plan review

Fire protection

Code compliance

NFPA knowledge

Education

NICET Level III or higher

PE in fire protection

Job description

We are building a large set of evaluation tasks for the construction and property field. Each task starts from real drawings, documents and site photos, and asks for the same structured deliverable you would produce at work: an egress analysis, a correction list, a plan review decision. You author the task and the correct answer, and a second reviewer in your discipline checks it before it ships.

What you would be building

Tasks drawn from real fire and life safety review work, including: egress and life safety plan check, fire access plan review, fire alarm review from both the design engineer and the fire marshal seat, sprinkler review from the engineer, fire marshal and property insurer seats, hazardous materials control area review, fire occupancy video inspection, firestop penetration photo verification, and fire system inspection, testing and maintenance report review.

Who we are looking for

You currently hold, or recently held, the seat that reviews fire and life safety design: fire marshal or fire prevention plan reviewer, fire protection engineer, or sprinkler and fire alarm designer-reviewer. Fire marshal appointment, NICET Level III or higher, or PE in fire protection. 3 or more years in the seat, US based, working to IBC, IFC and NFPA standards. We prefer 8 or more years. You can mark up plan sets and read hydraulic calculations and device layouts.

What makes someone excellent here

The hard part is not citing the standard, it is knowing which occupant load, travel distance or coverage gap gets waved through. Standouts have usually trained junior inspectors or reviewers, written department correction language or an SOP, done acceptance testing as well as plan review, or worked across several NFPA editions and can say what changed and when it applies.

Probably not a fit

Firefighters and fire officers without plan review or inspection responsibility, sprinkler installers without design or review work, alarm technicians who service rather than design systems, and general safety or OSHA specialists.

Paid hourly at $45 to $60 depending on experience, with a path to grow your rate as the project scales.